The mist outside the cave was pulled apart as if by an invisible hand, and the ball of dim blue light finally revealed its true form—it was actually a person-high crystal, its surface rippling with galaxy-like patterns, each pattern wrapping wisps of shredded lightning. The Jiuxiao Huanpei hung three feet away from it, the vibration frequency of its qin body completely synchronized with the crystal's pulse, emitting a crisp and clear resonance.
Ye Fan's Adam's apple bobbed. The blue seal on his palm suddenly grew hot, and the Qi vortex of the Qinglan Manual in his Inner World began to spin automatically, stirring up circles of pale cyan halos. He could clearly perceive that the energy contained within the crystal resonated with the laws of his Inner World, like an old friend of many years knocking on the door.
"Ye Lang, this crystal..." Su Qingxue's fingertips brushed against the short flute at her waist, the corners of her naturally alluring eyes flushed pale red with tension. "I smell the scent of blood rust. It's very similar to the 'Heavenly Punishment Crystal' recorded in the ancient texts of Hanmei Pavilion—back then, my mother used this kind of crystal to trigger the thunder tribulation and blast open the encirclement of her pursuers."
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